Mum's Kitchen Finds

My mum emailed me these Kitchen pictures from Southern Accents & Cottage Living earlier this week as I am about to re-do my kitchen at home. It's so lovely to have a mum like my mum - always on the ball. She really is the only person in the world whose sense of style I completely and utterly trust!!

Black & Spiro Today

Here are some photos of Black & Spiro today - lots of beautiful new pieces in the shop!! Oh and if you're wondering the flowers (bottom image) are fresh Australian native flowers (Banksia, Protea etc.) which I just arranged for our front table display late last week.

Portraits Found

Here are a few of the vintage portraits I have been collecting for a vintage lady portrait wall at Black & Spiro. It's so lovely to be bringing these ladies back to life. We are actually planning an exhibition of these and more at Black & Spiro. I'll keep you posted.

Happy Weekend!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Weekend! Here are some beautiful weekend cottages above from Nibs Blog. I definitely think I could have a happy weekend in one of these lovely cottages!!

Image 1 - Southern Accents

Image 2 - Cottage Living

Image 3 - Ralph Lauren's cottage Elle Decor

Charlotte's House

I have a lovely reader friend in Sweden who I actually posted about last year. Her name is Charlotte and she recently emailed me some pictures of her house which she has just finished decorating. I absolutely LOVE her children's rooms - so fresh, simple, stylish and homey! Charlotte loves vintage furniture and especially loves fossicking in flea markets for anything which catches her eye. She purchased the bed above on Ebay and painted it a crisp white - what a difference a bit of white paint can make! Swedish magazine "Villaagaren" recently featured a story on Charlotte and her tips on flea market fossicking. These images above were featured in the story and were taken by Photographer Martin Olson. I hope you enjoy Charlotte's menagerie of beautiful things!

Oh and I must thank her for including 'Absolutely Beautiful Things' in her list of inspiring websites which is published at the bottom of the article - very sweet!!

Sneak Peak

Here's a little sneak peak pic of a post I will be publishing tomorrow! Sorry, no posts today! My day ran out of hours!! See you tomorrow!
xx
Anna

Monkey Cottage

How cute is this little white cottage (originally a one room school house) completely refurbished and decorated by it's Interior Designer owner John Loecke!! There are more pictures to enjoy over at Country Living Magazine and on John Loecke's website! Thanks Urban Grace for the link!